OUGH! CLASPS HANDS TOGETHER. This is such a good thought.
Their relationship in general is one built on a major degree of mistrust, and Hoid has a terrible history of not doing well with getting Actually close to people. He's used to keeping them at arm's length, even if he genuinely cares for and loves them.
Kelsier craves connection just as much, but he places a Lot of emphasis on loyalty - very evident in his interactions with his crew in TFE, as well as the inner workings of the Ghostbloods.
Kelsier genuinely cares. Hoid genuinely cares. What I find ironic, yet beautiful, is that despite their difference in viewpoints (the former's "I like you, let's get close" and the latter's "I like you, you should stay away from me"), they share the love language of acts of service. They show it in generally unspoken actions - smoothing out briefly mentioned problems, noticing lacking items and fetching them, defending against mockery and abuse.
Hoid craves what Kelsier values, in a way. Mutual trust, someone to be truly open with, someone willing to go along with his ridiculous schemes. Things he could have, but denies himself for fear of losing them. Alas, even that doesn't really work, so he just ends up alone out of self-inflicted habit.
It would absolutely irritate Kelsier, because he would notice it clear as day, and Hoid has the tendency to be stubborn about acting like he knows best. He insists that it's reasonable, what he does, or at least inevitable. "It's just how it is," and all that. "It's what I am."
And if that is not a terribly frustrating mindset to deal with...
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